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well have succumbed have joined check a trade after several of you singing its praises
see what happens in coming months i guess
see what happens in coming months i guess
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depends how you pay its about 600 for a one off payment and bit more if you direct debit it.
had a look around my area their are plumbs on it but none near me so fingers crossed
had a look around my area their are plumbs on it but none near me so fingers crossed
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not busy hammer?
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yes am on site at mo , i get phone calls for privates but not enough to warrant leaving site
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Are there many plumbers in your area on it? I have about 30 within a 3 mile radius from me. So not worth it I don't think
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no not many 3 in the whole city , then one on outskirts , then after that next is miles away
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Rickster123
Hope it pays off for you hammers. With little local competition it should be money well spent.
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IDCHAPPY
I only had 2 others in a 20 mile radius and one was Stevie from smtplumbing.
Got 65 + so far, hoping to get that up to 100 by the middle of the year
Got 65 + so far, hoping to get that up to 100 by the middle of the year
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This ^^
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Should be all gravy then
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lame plumber
takes a while to build up, all my checkatrade calls are from people moving into the area, most down fm London, so means you get the ones with some money
I only had 2 others in a 20 mile radius and one was Stevie from smtplumbing.
Got 65 + so far, hoping to get that up to 100 by the middle of the year
65 jobs?
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IDCHAPPY
Not quite, probably about 45 from there. Some decent sized jobs too, not all tap washer changes
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smtplumbing
Ha ha chaps I have mega contract work so personal is quite many u get from checkatrade
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Mike Jackson
takes a while to build up, all my checkatrade calls are from people moving into the area, most down fm London, so means you get the ones with some money
I find this as well. Some local calls but mostly people new to the area.
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smtplumbing
ian i text you a few times about looking for work that much lol
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Flaming annoyed with this mob !!!
Handed over £650 cash couple weeks ago to get started with this and still await to go live on their site . Decided to make a call today to see whats happening with my membership and get told am still being vetted.
Ask whats the hold up and they say i have not provided a utility bill with my name and address, i told them two weeks ago i don't have any utility bills as her indoors has her name on all that only have basics like cred cards which shows all this . The salesman at the time said that will do so stump up the money .
Two weeks later after hearing nothing from them get told without a utility bill its a no go yet they still take my money and they wait for me to contact them !!!!!!
On top of this call today i get told they will put membership on hold which i loose out on my twelve months now , not once did they offer a refund lol.
Now i am wondering who checks check a trade because thus far they have taken the money and run and are not overly helpful or overly willing to offer a refund .
Rogue traders slowly springs to mind
Handed over £650 cash couple weeks ago to get started with this and still await to go live on their site . Decided to make a call today to see whats happening with my membership and get told am still being vetted.
Ask whats the hold up and they say i have not provided a utility bill with my name and address, i told them two weeks ago i don't have any utility bills as her indoors has her name on all that only have basics like cred cards which shows all this . The salesman at the time said that will do so stump up the money .
Two weeks later after hearing nothing from them get told without a utility bill its a no go yet they still take my money and they wait for me to contact them !!!!!!
On top of this call today i get told they will put membership on hold which i loose out on my twelve months now , not once did they offer a refund lol.
Now i am wondering who checks check a trade because thus far they have taken the money and run and are not overly helpful or overly willing to offer a refund .
Rogue traders slowly springs to mind
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lame plumber
I had similar experience, so I emailed Mr Byrne and got a response. I only handed over 170 and then refused until things were sorted, eventually I got 5 months free and am currently paying monthly for 12 months until next dec. If you kick off enough, politely, you can get a response and end up being happy. It took me a while to sort things, give them their due, they had to bin the lowly lass and sort me out with their senior manager Julie, and even then accounts cocked up. just keep threatening to leave and ask for a refund and you may well get a result. It did help i didnt pay upfront
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P J F PLUMBING
Hiya guys is this any good ??
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IDCHAPPY
I've never had a problem, guy came from Sunderland to give me a seeing to
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P J F PLUMBING
What kind of costs and how does it work
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£650 per year
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P J F PLUMBING
What do you get for the £££
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IDCHAPPY
How long is a piece of string? Could be a couple of boiler changes? 5 power flushes?
I've got back my £650 already
I've got back my £650 already
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IDCHAPPY
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It was a utility bill issue
when you join chappie?
when you join chappie?
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Checkatrade definitely works guys, as long as there aren't too many competitors in your area. If you have the most reviews in your area you are laughing in my experience. I've been with them for over 3 years now. Being a Scot, I certainly wouldn't still shell out £650 a year if it didn't generate me an awful lot more income.
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IDCHAPPY
9 months ago, pushed the feedback at every opportunity with every job i done, now have 55 more feedback than everyone in a 20 mile radius dude
.Hope to get to 100 in my first year.
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smtplumbing
Ian I pushed checkatrade at the start but contracts picked up.tbh it works allday long even had a customer from Edinburgh call me asking for a breakdown I said I will not be able to attend today but gave ian number he had tried to call you Again check a trade
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smtplumbing
Ok check a trade is dear but I have had few boilers out of it
It's not really that dear. I pay for a paper and that's £300 for 10 weeks so that is dear.
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